TGCL #0735: Pope Francis in the Holy Land; Ordination; TINE Graduation; New Priestly Assignments

Today’s topics: Pope Francis in the Holy Land; Ordination; TINE Graduation; New Priestly Assignments Summary of today’s show: Our Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbot, Gregory Tracy, and Dom Bettinelli considered the headlines of the week, including Pope Francis historic visit to the Holy Land where he worked toward Catholic-Orthodox unity, supported the Christian community, and called for prayer between Israelis and Palestinians; Pope Francis’ press conference on his flight to Rome in which he made news on several fronts; the ordination Mass at Holy Cross Cathedral for the biggest class of priests in many years; graduation at the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization; and the announcement of new assignments for more than 70 priests of the Archdiocese. Listen to the show: Subscribe for free in iTunes Today’s host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today’s guest(s): Gregory Tracy, managing editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, and Domenico Bettinelli Links from today’s show: The Anchor The Pilot Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot’s and The Anchor’s websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. “Fifty years later, pope and patriarch meet again in Jerusalem”, Catholic News Service, 5/25/14 “Pope invites Israeli, Palestinian leaders to Rome to pray for peace”, Catholic News Service, 5/25/14 “Pope to meet with sex abuse victims, confirms investigation of Bertone”, Catholic News Service, 5/27/14 “Perils of a ‘let it all hang out’ pope”, John L. Allen, The Boston Globe, 5/27/14 “On last morning in Holy Land, pope reaches out to Muslims, Jews”, Catholic News Service, 5/26/14 George Martell’s photos of the Ordination Mass Greg Tracy’s photos of the Ordination Mass Theological Institute for the New Evangelization